Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RUMMLE, n.2 Also rummel. A planking or plating inside the gunwale of a boat to provide longitudinal strengthening (m.Lth. 1929; Fif. 1962).
[A reduced form of Rimwale, q.v.]